China tries to force US business to remove pro-Taiwan mural

The Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco recently attempted to pressure the Mayor of Corvallis to order the removal of a mural advocating
independence for Tibet and Taiwan from the walls of a private business.

The letter sent by the The Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco read

“There is only one China in the world,” the letter reads in part, “and both Tibet and Taiwan are parts of China.”

“To avoid our precious friendship from being tainted by so-called ‘Tibet independence’ and ‘Taiwan independence,’ we sincerely hope you can
understand our concerns and adopt effective measures to stop the activities advocating ‘Tibet independence’ and ‘Taiwan independence’ in
Corvallis,” the letter states.

First the Muslims, now the Chinese. Seems like every one is trying to force us to do something. Sorry folks, this is America. We cant be forced into
anything. And we have this little thing called"Freedom"

Originally posted by 369821
First the Muslims, now the Chinese. Seems like every one is trying to force us to do something. Sorry folks, this is America. We cant be forced into
anything. And we have this little thing called"Freedom"

Um, didn't the Wikileaks data prove it's American diplomats who currently occupy the gutter ?

this is how the world works in a communist dictatorship. They bully the people into gikving them what they want. As there is no room for freed
thought or expression, or an ideal not supported by the state, they squash any and all decent every time it raises its head.

Other wise the people will revolt and demand a kinder gentler more representitive .gov. which will put their glorious leaders out in the cold,
powerless, unable to feed their desire to subjigate, to keep the people low, and powerless.

Like anyone in those million man iphone factories really wants to be there. If they did they wouldn't have to put up nets to catch all the jumpers,
or barbed wire to keep them in.

i can not wait to see how this plays along in California, after all if China wins on this one and the businessman is forced to remove the mural, we
will find out who owns California

Between 2003 to 2010, as the chart prepared by the Rhodium Group shows, 35 states have been the recipients of China's largesse. Among the big
winners: Texas, New York, Virginia and California. In fact, California received the largest number of Chinese investments and the broadest array of
projects, including information technology, logistics, manufacturing, services and retail.

The big news is that the Chinese Development Bank might pour a cool $1.7 billion into a pair of stalled San Francisco housing developments. Yes, the
same Chinese Development Bank that typically makes infrastructure investments in the developing world.

San Francisco continues to extend a warm hand to the flush-with-cash Chinese business community. That was in evidence Tuesday at City Hall, where a
delegation of more than 100 investors and government officials attended a celebration intended to further solidify economic ties with The City.

And while the event itself was largely ceremonial, it put on display the efforts of Mayor Ed Lee, San Francisco’s first Chinese-American mayor, to
attract local investment from the world’s largest economy

When ever I see articles such as this, the first thing that comes to mind is, "This is OUR country. If you don't like the rules, get out. If we went
to China and did the same thing, it would be "Too bad, get over it". No one from any foreign government should have influence on what is done
here.
If I were that Mayor, my response to their visit would be "It's staying, YOU are leaving.

The Chinese representative has every right to ask for it to be taken down. And he also must respect the decision made by the wall owner.

As previously said, money talks when other things don't work. I'm sure the wall owner might re evaluate his color of paint if say the Chinese
bought the new paint for say $11,000,000 or so? The wall owner might just change his mind.

As previously said, money talks when other things don't work. I'm sure the wall owner might re evaluate his color of paint if say the
Chinese bought the new paint for say $11,000,000 or so? The wall owner might just change his mind.

True.
But will they go around paying off everybody who has something critical to say about China? If so, I see a very lucrative business in my future, Grabs
his credit card and heads out to the paint store for supplies [ I mean investment]

Originally posted by 369821
First the Muslims, now the Chinese. Seems like every one is trying to force us to do something. Sorry folks, this is America. We cant be forced into
anything. And we have this little thing called"Freedom"

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